這場戲：姐妹爭辯愛與剋制
第 5 章 · 共 27 章 · 4'28"
瑪麗安讀詩讀到動情，說愛就要 To love is to burn（愛就是要燃燒）。收到去巴頓小屋的邀請信，她捨不得拆散姐姐和愛德華，因為聽說兩人已經 formed an attachment（互生情愫）。可她嫌愛德華 too sedate（太沉靜），埃莉諾只肯說自己 think very highly of（評價很高）他。想學分寸感：熱烈和剋制各怎麼說，這段正好。
❝ 獨白 · 5 句 「心如火焚」說 on fire
satisfied with 對……滿足die for love 為愛而死on fire 燃燒、心如火焚
「評價很高」說 think very highly of
think very highly of 評價很高、很看重this instant 立刻、馬上further than that 再進一步
瑪麗安在燈下朗讀，讀到動情處說：愛就要 To love is to burn（愛就是要燃燒），像朱麗葉那樣為愛而死才光榮；母親覺得她浪漫得 a little far（有點過頭）。這時收到米德爾頓爵士的信，邀請她們母女去巴頓小屋，租金連埃莉諾也會滿意。母親不忍心太早拆散埃莉諾和愛德華，因為她看出兩人已經 formed an attachment（互生情愫），可瑪麗安嫌愛德華 too sedate（太沉靜）、唸詩都沒熱情。埃莉諾被問到是否愛他，只說自己 think very highly of（評價很高）他、greatly esteem（非常敬重）他，絕口不提「愛」；瑪麗安聽了直搖頭。想學熱烈與剋制的兩套說法，這段最典型。
A1–C2 是歐標等級。點一個等級後，比它高的卡片會變淡，播放到那裡不會自動暫停。
“Can the soul really be satisfied with such polite affections?”
靈魂真能被這種客客氣氣的感情填滿嗎？
一句反問把「相敬如賓」貶得一無是處，瑪麗安的愛情觀全在這句話裡。
Can X really be satisfied with ...?
質疑某種安排太勉強、不夠格時用；對著滿足於現狀的人說會顯得刻薄。
Can anyone be content with so little? ／ Is that really enough for a heart?
中性
really 重讀，satisfied with 連讀，句尾疑問上揚。
Can she really be satisfied with such a small offer? 這麼點條件，她真能滿足嗎？
“To love is to burn, to be on fire...”
愛就是要燃燒，要心如火焚……
兩個火的比喻疊在一起，把愛情說成一場必須燒起來的事，又烈又美。
To love is to ...
用比喻給愛情、理想下定義時用；寫實場合說會顯得誇張。
Love is a fire, not a habit. ／ To love is to be consumed.
literary
burn 和 fire 都重讀，兩個 to 輕快帶過。
To write is to burn, to be on fire. 寫作就是要燃燒，要心如火焚。
“Pathetic? To die for love? How can you say so? What could be more glorious?”
可悲？為愛而死？你怎麼能這麼說？還有什麼比這更光榮？
連珠四問一句不讓，越問越急，瑪麗安的熱烈和固執全露了出來。
How can you say so? What could be more ...?
被對方的冷淡評價激怒、連聲反駁時用；一味這樣追問會顯得聽不進話。
How can you call that pathetic? ／ What could possibly be more glorious?
口語
每個問句尾音上揚，glorious 放慢收束。
How can you say so? What could be more beautiful? 你怎麼能這麼說？還有什麼比這更美？
“That may be taking your romantic sensibilities a little far.”
你這份浪漫情懷，未免有點過頭了。
不否認也不爭吵，只用 a little far 輕輕收邊界，剋制的幽默最見分寸。
That may be taking ... a little far.
溫和地提醒對方誇張、過火時用；說同事的工作方案也行，比直接否定得體。
You may be taking that a bit far. ／ That is going a little too far.
中性
may be 弱讀，a little far 三詞逐個輕點。
That may be taking the joke a little far. 這玩笑可能開得有點過頭了。
“But he shall have my unswerving devotion when you tell me he is to be my brother.”
可等你告訴我他要做我妹夫時，我才會對他忠貞不渝。
用誓言般的措辭開個溫柔的玩笑，替姐姐高興，也順手逼她表態。
X shall have my unswerving devotion when ...
半開玩笑地許諾支援、同時催對方表態時用；真表忠心時用它太戲劇化。
He'll have my full support once it is official. ／ I shall adore him as soon as you admit it.
正式
shall have 輕讀，unswerving devotion 重讀放慢。
He shall have my full support when you tell me it is serious. 等你告訴我這是認真的，我就全力支援他。
“Use those words again, and I shall leave this instant.”
你再說這種字眼，我馬上就走。
把離開當威脅，只為逼姐姐不說「敬重」，一句話就把她的彆扭寫透。
Do that again, and I shall ...
半真半假地警告對方別再犯時用；真生氣時說會顯得孩子氣。
Say that again and I'm gone. ／ One more word and I leave.
口語
again 稍停，this instant 兩個詞都重讀。
Say that again, and I shall walk out. 你再說一遍，我就走人。
“Is love a fancy or a feeling?”
愛究竟是一時幻想，還是一種感情？
一句對仗的追問成了全章的題眼，也為片名的理智與情感埋下伏筆。
Is it X or Y?
在兩難之間追問本質時用；也可當作詰問對方含混態度的漂亮說法。
Is it love or mere infatuation? ／ Fancy or true feeling, which is it?
literary
fancy 與 feeling 都重讀，形成對稱節奏。
Is it a hobby or a feeling? 這到底是消遣，還是真感情？
"Is love a fancy or a feeling? No. It is immortal as immaculate truth. It is not a blossom shed as soon as youth drops from the stem of life... for it will grow in barren regions where no waters flow... nor ray of promise cheats the pensive gloom."
“愛究竟是一時幻想，還是一種感情？ 不。它如純潔無瑕的真理一樣不朽。 它不是青春從生命之莖上墜落時就凋謝的花朵…… 因為它會在沒有水流過的荒蕪之地生長…… 也不靠一縷希望的微光去欺騙那沉思的幽暗。”
下一章 · 06eligible bachelor條件最好的單身漢這場戲：飯桌上逼問心上人指「互生情愫、定了情」，是舊時說法。戲裡達什伍德太太看出埃莉諾和愛德華已經 formed an attachment，就是兩人互相有意。
說 think very highly of。戲裡埃莉諾說自己 think very highly of him，就是「我對他評價很高」。
指「燃燒、心如火焚」，形容愛得熾熱。戲裡說 to love is to be on fire，就是愛要燒起來才算數。
表示「儘管、不顧」，後面接不利條件。戲裡說 you like him in spite of his deficiencies，就是「儘管他有不足你還是喜歡他」。
指「沒有……也行、將就」。戲裡姐姐被問 how shall I do without you，就是「沒有你我該怎麼辦」。
